Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 61
- Location
- Auxvasse, Missouri
- Charges
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building or Grounds; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Brian McGee entered the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, with Jeremy Harrison, whom he had previously met online and who is also charged, according to an FBI statement of facts. McGee was allegedly inside the Capitol for one minute and 51 seconds. In October 2021, the FBI spoke to three of McGee's former coworkers. One was his former supervisor with the Missouri National Guard, who positively identified him in images taken from Capitol surveillance footage, court records indicate. Court documents state that during a conversation with the FBI over the phone, McGee said that he saw police officers waving rioters inside and fist-bumping them. An FBI review of surveillance footage does not back this up. On Feb. 14, 2022, McGee was interviewed by the FBI where he identified himself in surveillance footage. He later provided the clothing that he was wearing when he allegedly entered the Capitol. McGee was arrested on Feb. 9, 2023, in Jefferson City, Mo. According to sentencing memos filed in court, McGee served in the U.S. Air Force and the Army National Guard.
Case History
McGee pleaded Guilty to one charge: Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 11/8/2023 to 36 Months Probation; 7 days intermittent confinement; $10 Special Assessment; Restitution in the amount of $500; 60 hours of community service. McGee received a full pardon on January 20, 2025
Sources
- Primary Documentation
NPR Jan. 6 Defendant DatabaseNPR - Primary Documentation
Underlying court recordCourt record linked by NPR
Case summary, charges, procedural updates and image are drawn from the NPR Jan. 6 archive snapshot dated 2026-09-25 unless otherwise indicated.